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In a prominent New York Times story, Distinguished Professor Ruth Milkman (Sociology) calls the Fight for $15 campaign — an effort to raise the minimum wage for millions of workers — “the single most important initiative on the labor front in the last few years.”Read more

The third in a series of profiles to celebrate Pride month at the Graduate Center.
Professor Juan Battle (Sociology/Public Health/Urban Education) is an expert on race, sexuality, and social... Read more

Milanovic recently spoke with the GC about inequality and globalization, including why the latter “should neither be worshipped nor vilified — it is not going to transform the world into a world of plenty or a conflict-free Arcadia.” Read more

​Professor Sujatha Fernandes (GC/Queens, Sociology) recently published an essay in The Nationthat explored how improving Cuba’s telecommunications infrastructure could build upon the nation’s existing cultures of connectivity.Read more

Professor Deborah Balk (GC/Baruch, Sociology/Public Health/Economics) has been named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, a highly prestigious honor that provides up to $200,000 of support for research and writing. Read more